The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2051
Waxing Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 PM
11:30 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1591
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 43m / -10.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.79° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.12° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.03° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.